artist statement

My work is an exploration of identity & dysphoria, and the distinction between the self and the body. As a genderqueer individual, I find myself in constant performance; from my posture to my vocabulary, my every gesture is calculated in an attempt to untether people’s idea of me from their assumptions about my appearance, but furthermore, my body. My physical form presents itself first, and as much as it serves me, it also imprisons me. I see it as the tool with which I experience the outside world, a facilitator between my metaphysical self and the earth. It carries me through life, but brings with it the inevitability of death & decay. Juxtaposed with the sweet, dreamy veneer of Rococo-style painting, I envisage the travesty of acting as one’s own self, the escape from the burdens of physicality, and the grandeur that lies beyond.

exhibitions

2023
Blank Canvas Show, WORK_SPACE, Manchester, CT
2022
Little Big VII Group Exhibition, Haven Gallery, Northport, NY
Art of Pride Group Exhibition, WORK_SPACE, Manchester, CT
2021
All Roads Group Exhibition, Five Points Annex Gallery, Torrington, CT (exhibited & curated)
2020
Small Works 2020 Exhibition, Five Points Annex Gallery, Torrington, CT